Today: October 08, 2024
Today: October 08, 2024

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Drones downed in Moscow and surrounding region with no casualties, Russian officials say

Russian defenses downed Ukrainian drones in Moscow and the region around the capital early Wednesday, the defense ministry and the mayor said. No casualties were reported. Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said one drone fell into a building under construction in Moscow City, a prestigious business complex hit by drones twice before. Several windows were broken in two buildings nearby and emergency services responded to the scene. Russia’s Ministry of Defense said the drone had been electronically jammed. It blamed the attack on Ukraine and said two other drones were shot down by air defense systems in the Mozhaisk and Khimki

Drones downed in Moscow and surrounding region with no casualties, Russian officials say
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Suspect who killed store owner had ripped down Pride flag and shouted homophobic slurs, sheriff says

A 27-year-old man killed by California sheriff’s deputies over the weekend after he fatally shot a store owner had ripped down an LGBTQ+ Pride flag outside the business and shouted homophobic slurs at the woman, authorities said Monday. When deputies confronted Travis Ikeguchi on foot about a mile from the store Friday night, he opened fire on them, striking multiple squad cars, San Bernardino County Sheriff Shannon Dicus told reporters. Deputies returned fire and shot Ikeguchi, who died at the scene, Dicus said. No deputies were hurt. Laura Ann Carleton was pronounced dead at Mag.Pi,

Suspect who killed store owner had ripped down Pride flag and shouted homophobic slurs, sheriff says
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Jimmy Graham expected to return soon from 'medical episode,' Saints coach Dennis Allen says

Saints tight end Jimmy Graham is expected to return this week to practice following what team officials have described as a “medical episode” that led police in the Los Angeles area to arrest the veteran player and take him to a hospital last weekend. “I expect to see Jimmy out here, hopefully tomorrow,” Saints coach Dennis Allen said following practice Tuesday night. “We’ll see, but I don’t think this is going to be anything that’s going to cause him to miss a significant amount of time.” Dr. John Amoss, the Saints’ team physician, has said Graham

Jimmy Graham expected to return soon from 'medical episode,' Saints coach Dennis Allen says
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Ethiopia to investigate report of killings of hundreds of its nationals at the Saudi-Yemen border

The Ethiopian government said Tuesday it will investigate a report by a human rights group of killings of hundreds its nationals at the Yemen-Saudi border. Ethiopia’s Foreign Ministry said the investigation will be done “in tandem with the Saudi authorities.” The New York-based group Human Rights Watch released a report on Monday citing eyewitness accounts of attacks by border guards in Saudi Arabia using machine guns and mortars on unarmed Ethiopians trying to cross into the kingdom from Yemen. The ministry called for restraint and advised against making “unnecessary speculation until an investigation is completed,” saying

Ethiopia to investigate report of killings of hundreds of its nationals at the Saudi-Yemen border
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Asylum seekers are being set up for rejection at a New Mexico detention facility, rights groups say

A coalition of human rights groups on Tuesday leveled new criticism at a privately operated migrant detention facility in New Mexico, where they say fast-track asylum screenings routinely take place without legal counsel or adequate privacy during sensitive testimony. The rights groups say the broken screening system at the Torrance County Detention Facility means that migrants with strong, viable claims to asylum — who can’t go back to their country because of persecution or the threat of torture — are instead being screened out inappropriately for deportation as the Biden administration seeks to impose severe

Asylum seekers are being set up for rejection at a New Mexico detention facility, rights groups say
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Chicago White Sox fire executive vice president Ken Williams and general manager Rick Hahn

The Chicago White Sox fired executive vice president Ken Williams and general manager Rick Hahn on Tuesday, cutting ties with their baseball leadership amid another disappointing season. Williams, who originally joined the White Sox front office in 1992 as a scout, was in his 11th season as executive vice president after serving as the club’s general manager for 12 years. Hahn had been the GM since October 2012. Williams and Hahn, who joined the organization in October 2000, helped Chicago win the 2005 World Series. The White Sox also won the AL Central in 2008 and made

Chicago White Sox fire executive vice president Ken Williams and general manager Rick Hahn
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James Harden fined $100,000 for public comments about status with 76ers

The NBA has fined Philadelphia 76ers guard James Harden $100,000 for public comments he made about his status with the team. Harden made public comments on Aug. 14 and Aug. 17 saying he would not perform the services called for under his player contract unless he were traded to another team. The league talked to Harden as part of its investigation and confirmed that his comments referenced Harden’s belief that the 76ers would not grant his trade request. Harden picked up his player option for next season in June, but the 76ers have not found a

James Harden fined $100,000 for public comments about status with 76ers
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Spotless arrival: Rare giraffe without coat pattern is born at Tennessee zoo

A giraffe without spots at a Tennessee zoo may be plain, but she’s definitely not ordinary. The female reticulated giraffe was born July 31 at the family-owned Brights Zoo in Limestone, a rural community in northeastern Tennessee. David Bright, one of the zoo’s owners, said the plain brown animal is a rarity: Research found another giraffe that was born without a pattern in Tokyo in 1972 and two others before that. The spots serve as camouflage for giraffes in the wild. The yet-unnamed baby is healthy and on display at the 103-acre zoo along with her mother, he said. The

Spotless arrival: Rare giraffe without coat pattern is born at Tennessee zoo
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US tightens some offshore oil rig safety rules that had been loosened under Trump

The Biden administration on Tuesday finalized tighter rules for complex devices meant to prevent catastrophic blowouts on offshore oil and gas drilling rigs, reversing some Trump administration policies and returning to a more stringent regulatory stance adopted after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. Failure of blowout preventer equipment was a major cause of the April 2010 disaster that killed 11 workers and resulted in an estimated 130 million gallons of crude oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico over 87 days. Tougher offshore safety rules had been adopted in 2016 but were revised in 2019 under

US tightens some offshore oil rig safety rules that had been loosened under Trump
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Feds approve offshore wind farm south of Rhode Island and Martha's Vineyard

A planned offshore wind farm moved a step closer to construction Tuesday with the Department of the Interior announcing it has approved the project, to be located in federal waters near Rhode Island south of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. The Revolution Wind project will have an estimated capacity of more than 700 megawatts of renewable energy, capable of powering nearly 250,000 homes, and is expected to create about 1,200 jobs during construction, regulators said. It’s the department’s fourth approval of a commercial-scale, offshore wind energy project, joining the Vineyard Wind project off Massachusetts, the South Fork Wind project off Rhode Island

Feds approve offshore wind farm south of Rhode Island and Martha's Vineyard
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Mike Trout returns to the Angels' lineup after a 7-week absence with a broken hand

Three-time AL MVP Mike Trout has returned to the Los Angeles Angels’ lineup after missing 38 games with a broken bone in his left hand. The Angels activated Trout before they hosted the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night. Trout hasn’t played since July 3, when he broke the hamate bone by fouling off a pitch in the eighth inning. The 32-year-old superstar had surgery to repair the break, and he returned to the lineup seven weeks after the injury. Trout is batting .263 with 18 homers, 44 RBIs and a .862 OPS this season, his third

Mike Trout returns to the Angels' lineup after a 7-week absence with a broken hand
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Scorching heat in central U.S. brings warnings and tragedy as 1-year-old girl dies in hot car

Scorching heat affecting nearly 100 million people across a huge swath of the U.S. sent schools, outdoor workers and organizers of open-air events scrambling to adjust Tuesday — and claimed the life of a 1-year-old girl left in a Nebraska day care center’s van on one of the hottest days of the year. Officers and medics were called Monday afternoon to Kidz of the Future Childcare in Omaha for an unresponsive baby inside the van, police said. The call came as temperatures reached into the upper 90s (mid-30s Celsius) and the heat index soared to around

Scorching heat in central U.S. brings warnings and tragedy as 1-year-old girl dies in hot car
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Serena Williams gives birth to second child, a daughter

Serena Williams has given birth to a baby girl, she posted Tuesday on Instagram, almost exactly a year after her last match as a tennis star. Adira River Ohanian is the second child — and second daughter — for the 41-year-old Williams and her husband, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. Their first, Olympia, was born in 2017. Williams, who won 23 Grand Slam singles titles during a career that transcended her sport, revealed at the Met Gala in May that she was pregnant. When she told the world in August 2022 she was preparing to close her playing career, Williams cited

Serena Williams gives birth to second child, a daughter
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Unionized UPS workers approve contract leaders agreed to in late July

The union representing 340,000 UPS workers said Tuesday that its members voted to approve the tentative contract agreement reached last month, putting a final seal on contentious labor negotiations that threatened to disrupt package deliveries for millions of businesses and households nationwide. The Teamsters said in a statement that 86% of the votes casts were in favor of ratifying the contract. The union said said it was passed by the highest vote for a contract in the history of the Teamsters at UPS. The union said all supplemental agreements were also ratified, expect for one which covers roughly 170 members

Unionized UPS workers approve contract leaders agreed to in late July
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Wildfires torment Greece. California digs out from Hilary. What to know in extreme weather now

A nightmarish summer of wildfires for Greece took its deadliest turn yet on Tuesday when firefighters found the burned bodies of 18 people near the city of Alexandroupolis. A hint of the scope of the fire can be seen in this image by Associated Press photographer Achilleas Chiras. The dead were believed to have been migrants who had crossed the nearby border with Turkey before falling victim to a major fire that was among dozens across the country being whipped by gale-force winds. Their deaths came after two people had died in fires Monday elsewhere in the country. Spain continues

Wildfires torment Greece. California digs out from Hilary. What to know in extreme weather now
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North Korea's Kim lambasts premier over flooding, in a possible bid to shift blame for economic woes

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un severely rebuked his premier and other senior officials over what he called their irresponsible response to recent flooding of farmlands along the country’s western coast, state media reported Tuesday. Summer floods in North Korea often cause serious damage to farmlands due to poor drainage and deforestation. Observers say Kim’s lambasting of top officials likely aims to shift blame to them for the country’s economic hardships and food insecurity, or could set the stage for a reshuffling of senior leadership. Kim on Monday visited a western coastal tideland where seawater

North Korea's Kim lambasts premier over flooding, in a possible bid to shift blame for economic woes
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PGA Tour's Monahan is confident on deal over Saudi-funded LIV Golf, uncertain about Maui tournament

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan expressed the same level of confidence Tuesday that he did last year at the season-ending Tour Championship. The difference was the topic. A year ago, Monahan unveiled a bold new model for the PGA Tour aimed at fending off the Saudi-funded LIV Golf League. Now it’s about getting a deal done with the Saudis. “As I sit here today, I am confident that we will reach an agreement that achieves a positive outcome for the PGA Tour and our fans — I see it and I’m certain of it,” Monahan said at

PGA Tour's Monahan is confident on deal over Saudi-funded LIV Golf, uncertain about Maui tournament
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Father of NFL cornerback Caleb Farley killed in apparent explosion at North Carolina home

The father of Tennessee Titans cornerback Caleb Farley died in an apparent explosion around midnight on Monday that destroyed the NFL player’s North Carolina home and left another person injured, authorities said. Robert M. Farley, 61, was found dead in the debris of the Lake Norman, North Carolina house Tuesday morning, the Iredell County Fire Marshal’s Office said in a statement. First responders went to the house around midnight. They found one victim exiting the collapsed structure. The person, who has not been identified publicly, was transported to Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte with

Father of NFL cornerback Caleb Farley killed in apparent explosion at North Carolina home
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Dangerous fungus is becoming more prevalent. Scientists believe climate change could be to blame

In 2016, hospitals in New York state identified a rare and dangerous fungal infection never before found in the United States. Research laboratories quickly mobilized to review historical specimens and found the fungus had been present in the country since at least 2013. In the years since, New York City has emerged as ground zero for Candida auris infections. And until 2021, the state recorded the most confirmed cases in the country year after year, even as the illness has spread to other places, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data analyzed by The

Dangerous fungus is becoming more prevalent. Scientists believe climate change could be to blame
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WNBA teams ready for sprint to the postseason with coveted spots on the line

WNBA teams are ready for their sprint to the finish of the regular season with coveted playoff spots and positioning up for grabs. Las Vegas, New York and Connecticut have already clinched spots in the postseason. The Aces hold a three-game lead on the Liberty for the top seed with the teams set to meet one last time in the regular season on Aug. 28. Las Vegas is beginning a difficult four-game road trip over the next week that ends in New York. The Aces also have a White House visit on Friday to celebrate last season’s championship thrown in

WNBA teams ready for sprint to the postseason with coveted spots on the line
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IBM is selling The Weather Company assets to private equity firm Francisco Partners

IBM is selling assets of The Weather Company — including Weather.com and The Weather Channel mobile app — to private equity firm Francisco Partners. The two companies announced the deal Tuesday that also includes The Weather Company’s forecasting science and technology platform and other digital properties. They did not disclose its price. IBM agreed to buy The Weather Channel mobile app along with the digital assets of The Weather Company in 2015 for $2 billion — but did not acquire The Weather Channel seen on TV. Allen Media Group has owned the Weather Group, which includes

IBM is selling The Weather Company assets to private equity firm Francisco Partners
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Manager Dave Martinez has agreed to an extension with the Washington Nationals

Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez agreed to a new two-year contract with the club he led to the 2019 World Series championship. The Nationals said Tuesday, before opening a series at the New York Yankees at night, that Martinez is getting what they called a multiyear extension without revealing for how long. A person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press it is for two years; the person spoke on condition of anonymity because the terms were not announced. The Nationals entered Tuesday with a 57-68 record and last in the NL East. The Athletic reported

Manager Dave Martinez has agreed to an extension with the Washington Nationals
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Mark Zuckerberg says a web version of Threads will be available in the next few days

Threads users, get happy – you will finally be able to use the social media platform without an app. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a Threads post on Tuesday morning that a web version of the app will be rolling out over the next few days. The move will allow the nascent platform, dubbed the “Twitter Killer,” better compete with Elon Musk’s platform, which is now called X. Meta spokesperson Christine Pai said in a statement that the new logged-in web experience will let users post, view their feeds and interact with other posts from

Mark Zuckerberg says a web version of Threads will be available in the next few days
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Jailed Sam Bankman-Fried can't prepare for trial without vegan diet and adequate meds, lawyers say

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried can’t adequately prepare for trial in six weeks while in jail without proper access to computers, necessary medications to help him concentrate, and a better diet than bread, water and peanut butter, his lawyers told a magistrate judge Tuesday. The lawyers made their complaints at a Manhattan federal court hearing after Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty to seven charges he’ll face at his Oct. 3 trial, including wire fraud and multiple conspiracy counts. Bankman-Fried was extradited from the Bahamas in December after prosecutors said he stole billions of dollars in FTX customer deposits,

Jailed Sam Bankman-Fried can't prepare for trial without vegan diet and adequate meds, lawyers say
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Column: The Ryder Cup is more about popularity than performance with its six captain's picks

Zach Johnson has a week to measure personalities, potential pairings and how statistics mesh with Marco Simone. He will talk it over with five vice captains and the six Americans who already qualified for the Ryder Cup team in Rome. And then he will announce Aug. 29 which six players get the coveted captain’s picks. Sound complicated? It wouldn’t be with only two choices. That’s the way it was when this business of captain’s picks began for the U.S. team in 1989, and it’s the way it should be now. Instead, the Ryder Cup selection system has

Column: The Ryder Cup is more about popularity than performance with its six captain's picks

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